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- § 1721. Establishment
- § 1722. Appointment of members
- § 1723. Service of members; meetings
- § 1724. Responsibilities of Board
- § 1725. General powers of Board
§ 1721. Establishment
The Librarian shall establish in the Library of Congress a National Recording Preservation Board whose members shall be selected in accordance with the procedures described in
(Pub. L. 106–474, title I, § 121, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2088.)
§ 1722. Appointment of members
(a) Selections from lists submitted by organizations
(1) In general
(2) Organizations described
The organizations described in this paragraph are as follows:
(A) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS).
(B) Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
(C) Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC).
(D) American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
(E) Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI).
(F) Songwriters Association (SESAC).
(G) American Federation of Musicians (AF of M).
(H) Music Library Association.
(I) American Musicological Society.
(J) National Archives and Record Administration.
(K) National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM).
(L) Society for Ethnomusicology.
(M) American Folklore Society.
(N) Country Music Foundation.
(O) Audio Engineering Society (AES).
(P) National Academy of Popular Music.
(Q) Digital Media Association (DiMA).
(b) Other members
(c) Chair
(d) Term of office
(1) Terms
(2) Removal of members
(3) Vacancies
(Pub. L. 106–474, title I, § 122, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2088; Pub. L. 110–336, § 2(a)(2), Oct. 2, 2008, 122 Stat. 3726.)
§ 1723. Service of members; meetings
(a) Reimbursement of expenses
(b) Conflict of interest
(c) Meetings
(d) Quorum
(Pub. L. 106–474, title I, § 123, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2089.)
§ 1724. Responsibilities of Board
(a) Review and recommendation of nominations for National Recording Registry
(1) In general
(2) Source of nominations
(b) Study and report on sound recording preservation and restorationThe Board shall conduct a study and issue a report on the following issues:
(1) The current state of sound recording archiving, preservation and restoration activities.
(2) Taking into account the research and other activities carried out by or on behalf of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center at Culpeper, Virginia—
(A) the methodology and standards needed to make the transition from analog “open reel” preservation of sound recordings to digital preservation of sound recordings; and
(B) standards for access to preserved sound recordings by researchers, educators, and other interested parties.
(3) The establishment of clear standards for copying old sound recordings (including equipment specifications and equalization guidelines).
(4) Current laws and restrictions regarding the use of archives of sound recordings, including recommendations for changes in such laws and restrictions to enable the Library of Congress and other nonprofit institutions in the field of sound recording preservation to make their collections available to researchers in a digital format.
(5) Copyright and other laws applicable to the preservation of sound recordings.
(Pub. L. 106–474, title I, § 124, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2089.)
§ 1725. General powers of Board
(a) In general
(b) Service on Foundation
(Pub. L. 106–474, title I, § 125, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2090.)